Sky-blue Poison Frog | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Hyloxalus |
Species: | H. azureiventris
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Binomial name | |
Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)
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Synonyms | |
Phyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985 |
The sky-blue poison frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Peru and known from the lower eastern versant of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of the San Martín Region. [2]
The species habitat is primarily lowland tropical rainforests as well as inland wetlands of Peru. Little is known about the species' adaptability to modified habitats. The sky-blue poison frog lays its eggs under leaf litter found in its habitat. The larvae are then transported to small streams to hatch. [3]
The species has been placed in numerous genera, [2] including the new genus Cryptophyllobates erected for it. [4] However, it is now placed in Hyloxalus; [2] [4] although Hyloxalus azureiventris represents a distinct clade within Hyloxalus, recognizing it formally would render the rest of Hyloxalus paraphyletic. [4]
Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior.
Due to the decreasing population of sky-blue poison frogs, the species is ranked as endangered by the IUCN. The major threat to the species is habitat loss resulting from human residential and commercial development. [3]
Sky-blue Poison Frog | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dendrobatidae |
Genus: | Hyloxalus |
Species: | H. azureiventris
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Binomial name | |
Hyloxalus azureiventris (Kneller and Henle, 1985)
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Synonyms | |
Phyllobates azureiventris Kneller and Henle, 1985 |
The sky-blue poison frog (Hyloxalus azureiventris) is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Peru and known from the lower eastern versant of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of the San Martín Region. [2]
The species habitat is primarily lowland tropical rainforests as well as inland wetlands of Peru. Little is known about the species' adaptability to modified habitats. The sky-blue poison frog lays its eggs under leaf litter found in its habitat. The larvae are then transported to small streams to hatch. [3]
The species has been placed in numerous genera, [2] including the new genus Cryptophyllobates erected for it. [4] However, it is now placed in Hyloxalus; [2] [4] although Hyloxalus azureiventris represents a distinct clade within Hyloxalus, recognizing it formally would render the rest of Hyloxalus paraphyletic. [4]
Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior.
Due to the decreasing population of sky-blue poison frogs, the species is ranked as endangered by the IUCN. The major threat to the species is habitat loss resulting from human residential and commercial development. [3]